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Pepys was born in Salisbury Court, Fleet Street, London, [7][8][9] on 23 February 1633, the son of John Pepys (1601–1680), a tailor, and Margaret Pepys (née Kite; died 1667), daughter of a Whitechapel butcher. [8] His great uncle Talbot Pepys was Recorder and briefly Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridge in 1625.
5 days ago · Samuel Pepys was an English diarist and naval administrator, celebrated for his Diary (first published in 1825), which gives a fascinating picture of the official and upper-class life of Restoration London from Jan. 1, 1660, to May 31, 1669.
His name was Samuel Pepys. Samuel started to write, around 1660, about the things he did and who he saw. He lived in London and began writing his diary when he was 26.
Samuel Pepys PRS (/ piːps / PEEPS; [1] 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English administrator at the Admiralty and Member of Parliament. He is famous for his diary. Pepys rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under Charles II, and later under James II. Although Pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work ...
Naval reformer, citizen scientist, serious player on the national stage, MP and prisoner of the Tower of London – Samuel Pepys was all these, but it is his candid diary that has ensured he remains a household name centuries after his death.
Discover facts about Samuel Pepys' life and diaries. Why were they so compelling to read, and what dramatic turn of events brought them to an end?
Aug 5, 2019 · Project Gutenberg's Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete, by Samuel Pepys This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
5 days ago · Samuel Pepys - Diarist, Restoration, Navy: The diary by which Pepys is chiefly known was kept between his 27th and 36th years. Written in Thomas Shelton’s system of shorthand, or tachygraphy, with the names in longhand, it extends to 1,250,000 words, filling six quarto volumes in the Pepys Library.
Samuel Pepys (1633–1703) was hugely influential in the establishment of the British Royal Navy. It was due to his hard work and organisation that the Navy began to change in the 17th century from a corrupt and inefficient service into a powerful fighting force.
May 14, 2018 · Overview. British author Samuel Pepys (pronounced “Peeps”) fused together two opposite personality traits—he had a chaotic, unbridled personal life bursting with creative energy and physical passions, but he also had the ordered and disciplined mind of a highly successful bureaucrat.
